[Am-info] Linux in Government: DHS Secretary Ridge Gives the Go Ahead to Linux

[Fred Miller]

"Like many government contractors, the provider of ERN (Emergency Response 
Network) Systems maintains a low profile. When you ask the CEO, Jo Balderas, 
for references she politely says, "the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 
Department of Public Safety and the Department of Homeland Security". That's 
quite an impressive list, and it represents only a few of the company's 
clients. 


When you ask for a technology snapshot Jo says, "currently we use an 
enterprise open-source software stack known as LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and 
PHP). We also use an appliance to support rapid deployment and to minimize 
total cost of ownership. Our roadmap has us integrating the OASIS Common 
Alerting Protocol (CAP) version 1.0 and Justice XML standards within six 
months.""

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7735

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